Bear Country Inn

Location was central to restaurants and most services were within a 10 minute walk. Comfortable bed. Sufficient hot water. Modest complimentary breakfast. Cleaning staff (especially Florida) were hard working. This is a family run operation which could be better organized...check-in and check-out processes were chaotic. Koral offers an excellent 4 hour local features tour...informative, enthusiastic, comprehensive.

Rooms are dated. Carpet needs replacement. Self-served foods in breakfast room need more hygienic presentation..hands-free access, tongs, etc. Remember: hospitality is all about a friendly, welcoming, appreciative attitude.

Churchill is a very small town so basically no matter where you stay it is easy to get around but the bear country inn was an especially easy walk from the station and was close to all the main points worth visiting. The shuttle to and from the station is handy if you are terrified of a random polar bear attack on the short walk. They also store your bags and try gets rooms ready for everyone as soon as they can so you can settle in. Cars are fairly easy to rent from front desk (I recommend if you have a couple of friends you hire for 24 hours and split the cost, it is much cheaper then each paying for a spot on a town and local area tour and you hit all the same spots with much more flexibility).

Room constantly smelt like cigarettes. Owner who generally works at the front desk is very blunt, rude and judgemental. Hairs on wall of shower. Hair conditioner that was provided was definitely expired and came out as a solid gelatinous blob. No coffee machine in room. Limited power plugs. Lamp beside bed didn't work. Toilet needed some encouragement to refill after each use.

Amenities were as expected, no better no worse. Shuttle service and free basic breakfast (very limited dietary requirements weren't catered for). Day 2 by 7am there wasn't even boiled eggs so one of us being gluten free couldnt have any breakfast. Location was great.

They say quiet hours are between but yet both mornings at 6.15am we were woken up by all the guests getting down for breakfast. The walls are so thin we can hear everybody's conversation in the dining area, the foyer or when checking in throughout the door. Whatever you did in the lobby whether it was getting hot water for tea or using the microwave, John senior would be watching you and making comments about the cost of things, which made most things uncomfortable. Telling people how expensive teabags were, telling people he'd be expecting a tip left at the end of the stay etc. When we checked in we were told we were his neighbour and so we best be quiet, we are quiet respectful people anyway but the walls so thin and the bed so noisy and creaky it was impossible to stay silent. We only needed to move an alarm while laying laying bed or turn over and the bed creaked so loud. This usually wouldn't have bothered us and we'd have got on with it but because he'd commented about being so quiet it left us feeling on eggshells the entire stay. We made a conscious effort to be unbelievably polite and friendly to John throughout the stay but still felt like we were intruding into his house rather than feeling like we were staying in a hotel. When checking out John senior put a receipt under our noses for us to pay. I asked why. He wasn't able to give me a reason just said that I needed to pay it. I said I'm happy to pay for it once I know what it is for but I'm not comfortable with signing something that doesn't have any information on. He then gave up asking us to sign it but told others I was refusing to sign it so I immediately responded saying that wasn't the case and that I simply asked what I was signing before I sign.

The location was fine, and the shower was good and hot.

The tiny room had peeling paint and a faint bad smell. The sheets and towels were both threadbare.

Great location.Warm basic room that served it's purpose as was out all day doing tours. Churchill is expensive and this offered the best price

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